쥐다

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 쥐〯다〮 (Yale: cwǔy-tá).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɥi(ː)da̠] ~ [ˈt͡ɕy(ː)da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [쥐(ː)다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

쥐다 • (jwida) (infinitive 쥐어, sequential 쥐니) (transitive)

1. to clench
2. to grasp, to grab, to hold, to squeeze

   손으로 쥐고 놓지 않다 ― son-euro jwigo nochi anta ― to hold something in one's hand and not let it go

   그래서 그는 격자 무늬 어깨걸이를 벗고, 몸을 구부려 양 꼬리를 쥐고 당겼다.

   Geuraeseo geu-neun gyeokja munui eokkaegeori-reul beotgo, mom-eul guburyeo yang kkori-reul jwigo danggyeotda.

   So he took off his plaid, and bent down and took hold of the sheep's tail, and he pulled!

   1895, Joseph Jacobs (ed.), 《More Celtic Fairy Tales》 〈The Tail〉(The original sentence in English)

3. to grab, to take hold of, to control, to have power to do as one wishes
4. to have (evidence, etc.)
5. to make, to have, to earn or have (money, wealth, etc.)